Overview
- Clemson defeated Stetson 85-72 on Monday at Littlejohn Coliseum to start the season 1-0.
- Ace Buckner led Clemson with a career-high 20 points and briefly left the game with cramps before returning.
- Transfer Dylan Faulkner recorded a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double and added five assists in his Clemson debut.
- The Tigers built a 49-24 halftime lead by shooting 51 percent, committing only one first-half turnover and making 26 of 35 free throws, which proved decisive despite Stetson outscoring them in the second half.
- Clemson hosts American on Friday and will use upcoming nonconference games to continue integrating transfers and test depth as players such as Welling and Zac Foster work back into rotation.